f 259v (25 October–24 October) (Mayors' accounts) (Disbursements)
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| li. s. | |
| Inprimis for ringinge vpon the Eleccion day | 00 02 06 |
| ffor musicke the same day | 00 02 00 |
...
f 260v
| li. s.d. |
...
| paid Edward Aspenall for goeinge vnto Darby to know if his Maiestie would come this way | 00 08 00 |
| giuen a fee and for bringinge a bucke and in wine | 00 11 04 |
| paid Iohn Hill for crryinge a letter vnto mr Digby | 00 00 04 |
| given to the princes Coachman a fee | 01 00 00 |
| To a postilian | 00 10 00 |
| To a gent vsher | 00 10 00 |
| To a yeoman vsher | 01 00 00 |
| To the groome of his Maiesties chamber | 01 00 00 |
| To the Trumpeter | 00 10 00 |
| To the porter | 00 10 00 |
| To the guard | 00 05 00 |
| To the dukes footmen | 01 |
| To the Kinges footemen | 05 00 00 |
| To the princes footemen | 03 00 00 |
| To his Maiesties Coachman | 01 10 00 |
| To the Knight Marshalles men | 00 06 08 |
| To Elizabeth Iones for rushes to straw in his Maiesties way to the Church | 00 01 00 |
| paid severall men for conveyinge Carriages from hence to Newport and Wellington | 00 16 00 |
| ffor a Messenger to Lichfield to provide bread | 00 02 06 |
| Against his Maiesties comminge Mr. Leonard Pinckney his Maiesties
Comissary sent a Commaund |
00 08 06 |
| Sent one William Close who had 4: horses taken post | 00 02 00 |
| I Laid downe to make vp the money 50 li. to present to the Prince in gould | 20 00 00 |
| ffor a purse of Crimson plushe with silver stringes to putt it in | 00 02 00 |
| paid thomas Clarke for writinge of notes to haue horses brought hither to be sould | 00 00 06 |
| paid Iohn Clarke for goeing to Penckriche & Wolverhampton to speake for breade | 00 02 06 |
| paid the fee farme Rent vnto his Maiestie which was sent vnto Wolverhampton by Iohn Hill | 03 06 08 |
| paid Iohn Hill for carryinge it | 00 02 06 |
Record title: Bailiffs', Churchwardens',
and Mayors' Accounts
Repository:
STRO
Shelfmark: D1323/E/1
Repository location: Stafford
This volume contains (a) copies of earlier accounts, beginning in 1519, which are in the same hand as entries for the years 1611 onwards, so they presumably were copied by the town clerk or his scribe; (b) accounts of bailiffs, chamberlains, churchwardens, and schoolwardens, because the accounts of the minor officials were presented and approved by the corporation officials before being entered into the town book. In the transcriptions, the entries from the churchwardens are differentiated from the bailiffs' (later the mayors') accounts because they originated from different authorities. The churchwardens' accounting year was 21 December–20 December, with the accounts presented to the bailiffs between 13 February and 19 March, the Friday following Quadragesima Sunday. The bailiffs' accounting year was 18 October–17 October, with the accounts similarly being presented between 13 February and 19 March. The mayoral accounting year was later adjusted slightly to begin the next Monday after St Luke's Day (ie, 27 October).
1611–62; English; paper; v + 353; 350mm x 225mm (text area variable); modern pencil foliation to f 310 (ff 5–19, 21, 152, 161, 179, 250, 305–53 blank; 60–2, 142–7, 149–50, 153–7, 168, 244–7, and 253 missing; 158, 166, 167, 193, and 201 foliated twice [a/b]; 221 foliated thrice [a/b/c]); early tooled calf binding, much worn, with loose leather cover; remains of brass closures; also preserved is an older (perhaps original?) parchment binding which has title on inside front and back covers: 'Burgiis Stafford Liber Compotus This book was bought and In<.>veded by Richard Drakeford and Iohn Wilson Bailiffes of the said Borough vicesimo die Novembris Anno regn Domini Iacobi vnum Regis Anglie & Nono Scocie <......> gracias. 1611 IS R Drakeford I Willson Bailliffs.' On f [ii] is written: 'The Old Book of Accounts.'